Disturbances in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka: police and SSU have identified 130 individuals; five official vehicles were damaged. VIDEO

In Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, in the Kyiv region, law enforcement officers have identified 130 people who may have been involved in mass disturbances. Among them were dozens of people who, according to the police, took an active part in unlawful acts or provoked clashes with the security forces.

This was reported by the National Police of Ukraine, as relayed by Censor.NET.

According to the findings of criminal analysts, 27 of the individuals identified took an active part in unlawful activities.

A further 24 individuals, according to law enforcement officials, behaved aggressively, incited others and deliberately provoked conflicts with police officers and servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine.

As a result of the disturbances, four police vehicles and a National Guard bus sustained significant damage.

The National Police stated that the actions of all active participants will be subject to legal assessment as part of investigations being conducted by the police, the SSU and the Office of the Prosecutor General.

The process of identifying those involved in the events is ongoing.

Background

Earlier, reports circulated online claiming that on 2 November in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka near Kyiv, armed men were allegedly holding around 40 hostages in the basement of one of the houses, some of whom were in a serious condition, and were preventing medics from reaching them.
According to the Kyiv Regional Police, they were contacted by staff from a private ambulance service who were prevented from reaching one person.
The police stated that reports claiming people were being unlawfully detained in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka and that one of them had died were untrue.
The Commander of the National Guard, Oleksandr Pivnenko, confirmed that National Guard servicemen were in the house after leaving their unit without authorisation, and that four of them required medical attention and were taken to hospital.
Pivnenko also explained that the private house was being used as a temporary accommodation centre for National Guard personnel. Mobilised personnel arrived there, underwent registration and checks, after which they were sent to a training centre.
When asked about a man with a broken spine, National Guard press officer Ruslan Muzychuk replied that this was not true: all four had walked to the ambulance under their own steam.
The Office of the Military Ombudsman was present at the scene in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka alongside the command of the National Guard of Ukraine. An investigation has been ordered.
The National Guard will launch an internal investigation into this incident.
Tensions remained high well into the night. People threw stones at the building’s windows, set off smoke bombs and firecrackers, damaged the building’s brick wall, smashed the bus and attempted to overturn it.
The Head of the President’s Office, Kyrylo Budanov, arrived at the scene in Petropavlivska Borshchahivka in the Kyiv region.
Footage circulated on social media showing a teenage boy being led out of the building, wrapped in a thermal blanket. Budanov spoke to him personally – the boy said he was 14 years old and had come to the scene with his friends. The Head of the Presidential Office rang the boy’s sister to ask her to come and collect him.
However, at around 10.30 pm, a group of people arrived at the scene and began pushing those present aside. A mass brawl broke out, and the sound of gunshots was heard, according to media reports. There were casualties amongst those present, and Budanov urged them to contact the police.